Henry Hillyar

Henry Hillyar
Born 1938
Died 3 August 1893
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch  Royal Navy
Rank Admiral
Commands held HMS Cadmus
HMS Resistance
HMS Royal Oak
Coast of Ireland Station
Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath

Admiral Henry Shank Hillyar CB (1819 – 3 August 1893) was a Royal Navy officer who became Senior Officer, Coast of Ireland Station.

Naval career

Born the son of Admiral James Hillyar, Hillyar became commanding officer of the corvette HMS Cadmus in May 1859, commanding officer of the ironclad warship HMS Resistance in April 1866 and commanding officer of the armoured frigate HMS Royal Oak in December 1867.[1] He went on to be Senior Officer, Coast of Ireland Station in June 1876 before he retired in September 1878.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Captains commanding Royal Navy warships" (PDF). Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  2. "Senior Royal Navy appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 27 December 2014.
Military offices
Preceded by
Robert Coote
Senior Officer, Coast of Ireland Station
1876–1878
Succeeded by
William Dowell
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